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One of my pet-peeves is people confusing the concept of “representative democracy” with “republic” apparently because they kind of sound the same.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Republic vs. Democracy Debate 2010
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One of my pet-peeves is a dirty rifle, and I believe it would break my heart to see my nephew neglect this rifle (or any other).
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Everyone has pet-peeves, what do you think you do that annoys strangers?
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Walsh, a founding editor at the literary publishing house MacAdam/Cage, had stored up an immense backlog of pet-peeves during his years slogging through half-baked submissions and badly-written manuscripts, and he unleashes his acerbic wit to give wannabe writers a clop upside the head.
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One of my pet-peeves is people confusing the concept of “representative democracy” with “republic” apparently because they kind of sound the same.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the Republic vs. Democracy Debate 2010
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The ‘reply-all’ and other office pet-peeves | Sync Blog
The ‘reply-all’ and other office pet-peeves | Sync Blog 2007
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Greenwashing in fashion, I must say, is one of my pet-peeves.
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Smoking is perhaps one of my biggest pet-peeves and my biggest turn-off.
Ahead of the game Ashley R 2009
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That said, here are my contributions to the office pet-peeves line-up:
The ‘reply-all’ and other office pet-peeves | Sync Blog 2007
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The ‘reply-all’ and other office pet-peeves | Sync Blog 2007
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